"9-1-1"
NY Girl, 4, Calls 9-1-1 to Help Save Choking Brother
May 21, 2012AMITYVILLE, N.Y. (AP) — They talked about calling 911 in Grace Varley’s prekindergarten class. She must have been listening.
Read full articleSalt Lake City Looks to Combine Police, Fire 9-1-1 Centers
May 21, 2012Salt Lake City’s new public safety building is more than a year from its scheduled completion. But when it opens in July 2013, it will house a combined police and fire 911 emergency and dispatch center — if Mayor Ralph Becker gets his way.
Read full articleProsser Dispatch
May 18, 2012The Prosser City Council voted Tuesday to go from a city-run dispatch to a regionalized dispatch center in a 4-3 vote.
Read full articlePrince George’s County 9-1-1 Video
May 18, 2012Prince George’s County 911 Center explains the call taking and dispatching process. This 12-minute video offers a high-level overview of…
Read full articleMore of Maine’s 9-1-1 Cell Phone Calls to Be Routed to Local Police Agencies
May 16, 2012The method of how 9-1-1 calls are made has shifted dramatically over the past dozen years.
Read full articleKansas: 9-1-1 System Would Allow for Public, Private Communication
May 16, 2012Shawnee County could get a new 9-1-1 emergency radio system that allows responders to switch between encrypted and public traffic.
Read full articleS. Elgin Dispatch Switch Smooth So Far
May 10, 2012South Elgin residents dialing 911 probably haven’t noticed a difference this week, but police and fire officials are working to iron out the kinks of a new dispatch arrangement.
Read full articleNYC Mayor: I Didn’t Read 9-1-1 Report
May 10, 2012Fed up with repeated questions about a $500,000 consultant’s report on the shortcomings of the 911 system, Mayor Bloomberg said yesterday he never read it.
Read full articleBradley County 9-1-1 Faces Revenue Crisis
May 8, 2012CLEVELAND, Tenn. — Bradley County 911 has requested $351,000 in local government funding to help it through ongoing revenue shortfalls.
Read full articleVerizon Selects TeleCommunication Systems to Provide Text to 9-1-1 National Gateway Solution
May 4, 2012Verizon Wireless announced today that it has selected TeleCommunication Systems Inc., of Annapolis, Md., to participate in an initiative that will enable customers to send 9-1-1 SMS texts to call centers.
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